John spengleb



(No Model.)

J. SPENGLER.

UAR MOVER.

No. 285,698. Patented Sept 25, 1883.

ATTORNEYS.

UNITED STATES JOHN SPENGLER, OF

PATENT, OFFICE.

CLARION, IOWA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO NICHOLAS FRANCIS WEBER, OF SAMEPLACE.

CAR-MOVER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 285,698, datedSeptember 25, 1883.

Application filed August 10, 1883.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J OHN SPENGLER, of Clarion, in the county of \Vrightand State of Iowa, have invented a new and useful Improvement inCar-Movers, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription, reference being had to the annexed drawings, forming partof "this specification.

My invention relates to the class of car-movers which are adapted to beplaced against the rear of, a car, or under the center, against across-beam, and on a rail of the car-track, and operated by a lever topush the car forward; and my invention consists of the novel c011-struction hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation of my invention appliedto a rail of a car-track. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same. Fig. 3is a plan view of the upper part of the device, and Fig. 4 is a detailsectional view.

A indicates an inclined adjustable beam having a wedge-shaped end, B,fitted between and adapted to spread the upper ends, 0, of therail-clamping jaws D. The end B is connected to the ends C by a bolt, E,which is to be slightly curved and fitted in a corresponding slot in theend B to allow sufficient movement to the beam A to spread the ends G.

The jaws D are connected together by a band, F, and a bolt, G, whichpasses through the jaws and the sides of the band.

In a suitable slot in the contact-surfaces of the jaws is arranged anedged steel tongue or chisel, H, which is pivoted on the bolt G andadapted to rest on top of the rail to prevent slipping. The lower endsof the jaws D are provided with clamps I, adapted to grip the sides ofthe upper flanges of. the rail.

To the upper end of the beam A is connected a sliding bar, J, having aclamp, K, adapted to be. attached to the rear sill of a car.

Tothe upper end of the beam A is pivoted a lever, L, which is connectedto the sliding bar J by the link M, pivoted to the lever, a link, N,pivoted to the bar, and a third link, 0, connecting the links M N toeach other. The lever is connected to the link 0 also bya fourth link,P, which is secured to the pivot of the lever. The lever is providedwith a (No model.)

series of perforations, Q, for adjusting thelink M, and the link 0 isprovided with perforations R for adjusting it with respect to the linkM. Thus by adjusting the link M toward the sliding bar J a greaterleverage is obtained, which has the effect of moving the car farther,though not with so much ease as when adjusted in the opposite direction.The sweep of the lever gives a, longitudinal move-. ment to the bar J,which presses the clamps against the rail and the tongue or chisel ontop of rail, and as they lever is moved still farther in its sweep poweris exerted against the car and forces it forward. WVith thisconstruction the lever is adapted to move horizontally at one side ofthe track, where its operation cannot be interfered with bya car coupledbehind the one to which the device is applied. It may therefore bearranged under the middle of a car as well, if desired.

The beam A is formed of slotted telescoping parts,which are connectedtogether rigidly by a key fitting in the slots, as shown, and thesliding bar J is pivoted to the clamp K, as 7 5 shown, to adapt themover to cars of different heights.

\Vhat I claim is- 1. The ear-mover having the slotted and wedge-shapedbeam combined with two clamping-jaws between which it is arranged, andthe edged tongue adapted to bear on top of a rail, when the beam isforced against the said jaws, substantially as shown and described.

2. The combination, with the beam and 8 5 clamping-jaws, of the slidingbar adapted to be attached to the rear sill of a car, and the leverhaving the links M N O P, connecting it to said bar, and arranged tooperate substantially as described and shown.

3. The combination of the adjustable beam and clamping-jaws, the slidingbar and lever for operating the same, and a clamp pivoted to the slidingbar and adapted to be attached to a part of a car, substantially asshown and described, whereby the mover may be adapted to cars ofdifferent heights, as set forth;

, JOHN SPENGLER. Witnesses:

CHAS. RoTzLnR, O. F. HARVEY.

